The Kenyan Oscar-winning actress associated her name to the 9th edition of this triennial event scheduled from May 17 to 21, 2022 in Kisumu, Kenya.
For the first time in its history, the Africities Summit has a goodwill ambassador. United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa), the organizing structure, has chosen Lupita Nyong’o.
Featured in the hit movie Black Panther, this leading Hollywood actress is a Kenyan born on March 1, 1983 in Mexico City (Mexico). Her profile fits with one of the objectives of this edition: “to mobilize the African diaspora and Afro-descendants to begin the journey towards the African renaissance with their fellow citizens remaining on the continent, as well as with all people of goodwill interested in the development, integration and unity of Africa,” the organizers said in a statement copied to APA.
The 9th Africities Summit, holding under the theme “The role of intermediate cities in Africa in the implementation of the United Nations Agenda 2030 and Agenda 2063 of the African Union,” is placed under the patronage of Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya.
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